This is for a general purpose machine. Maybe some light game play, but it basically needs toi deal with anything I need to do for the next few years. My current PC is now 6YO, and I tend to keep PCs for a while, so I tend to overbuild them.
My prospective configuration is:
Core i7 930
Asus Sabertooth motherboard
6GB or ram
Nvidia 470GTX vido card (single)
100-120 GB Sandforce 1200 based SSD (probably G.Skill)
1TB HD
Will likely do a mild overclock (3.5-3.7 GHz)
I'm not desperate to do this, but I'd like to. I could wait till next year for Sandy Bridge. But don't think I'm seeing value there. I'm not sure I'd get better peformance out of a Sandy Bridge based system. I've heard about the limitations on overclocking, And who know what pricing is going to be. Also I have a Microcenter handy, and they have a great deal on the i7 930.
What does everyone think?
My prospective configuration is:
Core i7 930
Asus Sabertooth motherboard
6GB or ram
Nvidia 470GTX vido card (single)
100-120 GB Sandforce 1200 based SSD (probably G.Skill)
1TB HD
Will likely do a mild overclock (3.5-3.7 GHz)
I'm not desperate to do this, but I'd like to. I could wait till next year for Sandy Bridge. But don't think I'm seeing value there. I'm not sure I'd get better peformance out of a Sandy Bridge based system. I've heard about the limitations on overclocking, And who know what pricing is going to be. Also I have a Microcenter handy, and they have a great deal on the i7 930.
What does everyone think?